English Explanatory Dictionary

Brill Building

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A style of pop music of the early 1960s, written by teams of professional songwriters to be performed by girl groups and teen idols.

Word forms

Brill Building

Etymology

After the Brill Building in New York City, where some (though not most) of the songs were written. The building acquired its name from a haberdasher who operated a store there and subsequently purchased the building.

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